The PlayStation 5’s first-party output has been all over the place , but one bright spot early on was Housemarque’s Returnal . Released in 2021, months after the console’s launch, the third-person roguelike hit well enough with audiences that Sony acquired the studio that same year and brought the game to PC. Five years later, we have Housemarque’s first post-acquisition title in Saros . Like with Returnal, this game puts players in a dark sci-fi world where running, gunning, and dying are the core loop. Across its multiple regions, players will get done in by robots or the local wildlife of the planet Carcosa, with enough similarities in movement and weaponry to make you think this was a Returnal sequel rather than a spiritual successor. If you played Returnal before, you’ll know many of the tricks Saros has up its sleeve.…